“The delicious paradox of quantum physics is that matter exists simultaneously as particle and as wave. Much of Reiko Ishiyama’s recent jewelry shares that strange condition, appearing concurrently as both object and gesture, point and vector.” See more of Reiko’s work here.
“My design vocabulary derives from a wide range of sources which reflect my personal interests: the natural forms of rocks and seashells that I’ve collected since childhood, the lines and contours of landscapes where I’ve lived and traveled, the rich surfaces and intriguing shapes I find in weathered areas of the city. I’m interested in